By Ashley Rogers Negligence, corruption, and capitalism An overpass carrying a subway train collapsed in Mexico City on May 3, killing at least twenty-six people and injuring eighty. The train was travelling on an elevated portion of Line 12 when a section near Olivos Station collapsed onto traffic below. This incident marks the worst disasterContinue reading “Overpass Collapse in Mexico City Kills 26 — Warnings Were Ignored”
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Worcester Telegram & Gazette Attacks Striking Nurses
by Sarah Beth Gable SEIU Local 509 (Personal Capacity) “What You Need to Know about the St. Vincent Strike” ran in the Worcester Telegram and Gazette (T&G) on March 31. A more accurate title would have been “Why you should feel bad for Tenet Healthcare.” Tenet, a multibillion-dollar, multistate conglomerate, owns and operates St. Vincent HospitalContinue reading “Worcester Telegram & Gazette Attacks Striking Nurses”
International solidarity with the uprising of Colombia’s workers and youth!
Socialism Revolucionario (Chile) and the Committee for a Workers’ International (CWI/CIT) declares our support and solidarity with the social uprising of the workers and youth of Colombia.
Solidaridad Internacional con el levantamiento social en Colombia
Por Socialismo Revolucionario, nuestra sección hermana en Chile. Comité por una Internacional de los Trabajadores, CIT. Desde el Comité por una Internacional de los Trabajadores, respaldamos el levantamiento social de los trabajadores y la juventud de Colombia, y condenamos al gobierno de Iván Duque que ha desatado el terrorismo de Estado contra su pueblo queContinue reading “Solidaridad Internacional con el levantamiento social en Colombia”
Workers are Essential. CEOs are Not.
International Workers’ Day 2021 marks a year of intense struggle for the global working class. “Essential workers” won praise from corporate media throughout the COVID-19 pandemic, but big corporations attacked the working class through mass job cuts and unsafe conditions while collecting government subsidies. For example, Amazon’s profits increased by 200% during the COVID crisis.Continue reading “Workers are Essential. CEOs are Not.”
St. Vincent Nurses’ Strike is a Fight for the Soul of Worcester’s Future
By Bryant William Sculos, Ph.D.Visiting Assistant Professor of Political Science, Worcester State UniversityMSCA Worcester and Independent Socialist Group (ISG) member (writing in his personal capacity) Op-ed written for publication in the Worcester T&G as one of the solidarity actions requested by the Massachusetts Nurses Association (MNA) & striking nurses. Having spent hours on the picketContinue reading “St. Vincent Nurses’ Strike is a Fight for the Soul of Worcester’s Future”
Chauvin Convicted! The Movement Must Continue for Real Change
Many in the U.S. and around the world are celebrating the conviction of Derek Chauvin, the police officer who murdered George Floyd last May. The guilty verdict on all three charges—third-degree murder, second-degree manslaughter, and second-degree unintentional murder—is a welcome one. The verdict shows the power of the BLM movement from last summer and inContinue reading “Chauvin Convicted! The Movement Must Continue for Real Change”
Latest Police Killings Re-Ignite Protests; Movement Needs Organized Anti-Racist Struggle!
by Ashley Rogers On April 11th, Daunte Wright was murdered by police during a traffic stop in Brooklyn Center, a city bordering Minneapolis, Minnesota. Following last year’s huge wave of protests over George Floyd’s murder at the hands of Minneanapolis police officer Derek Chauvin—who is on trial only ten miles from where Wright was killed—thisContinue reading “Latest Police Killings Re-Ignite Protests; Movement Needs Organized Anti-Racist Struggle!”
Amazon’s Vicious Anti-Union Campaign Defeats Bessemer Union Drive
What methods could have won? by Ashley Rogers For the last several months, the urgently needed union campaign to organize 5,800 workers at Amazon’s Bessemer, Alabama warehouse raised the hopes of many Amazon workers and working people across the U.S. The union drive gained national attention. Many believed there was enough momentum and support forContinue reading “Amazon’s Vicious Anti-Union Campaign Defeats Bessemer Union Drive”
Striking Nurses Speak at ISG Solidarity Meeting
On March 22, Worcester Independent Socialist Group (ISG) organized a public meeting in solidarity with the nurses on strike against the Tenet Healthcare Corporation, owner of St. Vincent Hospital in Worcester, Massachusetts. ISG supports the nurses 110% and will do whatever we can to support the strike. We are regularly walking the picket line withContinue reading “Striking Nurses Speak at ISG Solidarity Meeting”
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